ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,596,137, issued on April 7, was assigned to OKINS ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Uiwang-si, South Korea).
"Pogo pin with adjustable elastic force" was invented by Jin Kook Jun (Gunpo-si, South Korea) and Sang Hoon Cha (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pogo pin whose elastic force can be adjusted according to a contacting direction is disclosed. According to an aspect of the present invention, provided is a pogo pin with adjustable elastic force, including: a housing; plunger pins mounted on ends of the housing to directly contact a measurement object; and a spring installed inside the housing to provide elastic force so t...